Acts
Which act placed taxes on goods the colonists enjoyed?
The Stamp Act
A parent hires a babysitter to watch a child. The child doesn't like serving the babysitter.
In history... Who is the parent? who is the babysitter, Who is the child and what was the event?
parent: Great Britain
babysitter: British soldiers
child: colonists
event: The quartering act
Which word or phrase is used to describe how the colonists were asks to pay extra money for items without having any say in the matter?
Taxation without representation
What was the date of the Boston Tea Party
December 16th, 1773
What was the proclamation of 1763
a law to prevent colonists from moving west onto Native American land.
Name three items that were taxed in the Stamp act?
varied responses
Parent tells child to go to their room. Child is angry and disobeys parent.
In history... Who is the parent, who is the child, what is the event?
parent: great Britain
child: colonists
event: intolerable acts
an act is also called a ____________.
law
The French and Indian war lasted for how many years?
nearly 10
Who won the French and Indian War?
The British gained more land
which act required colonists to provide shelter and food for the British soldiers?
The quartering act.
The child does not like being forced to drink milk. The child pours the milk down the sink.
What happened in History that relates to this?
The Boston Tea Party. The colonists poured a bunch of British Tea into Boston Harbor as a form of protest.
An official public announcement is also called a _____________.
Proclamation
What year did the French and Indian war end?
1762
what is something that is imported into the U.S.
Responses may vary
what were the intolerable acts? Who created them and why?
they were harsh laws created by the British to try to force the colonists to obey Great Britain.
What does Parliament do and what is it compared to?
Creates laws; compared to the U.S. Congress
How did the colonists react to the taxation on tea?
They boycotted the tea. A group of colonists dumped 342 chests of tea into the water at Boston Harbor.
What is the difference between a boycott and a protest?
responses may vary, but a boycott is when you refuse to buy goods or services as a form of protest. Protest is showing disapproval of someone or something publicly.